Author's notes

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Isabella Cavaye had avoided the man for months. Eradicated him from her mind as she tolerated living in an unsettling home. It's why she was staggered when she found him in the same destination that they last saw each other.

Andreas, storeowner and boss, leads her into a game of corruption where they uphold the role of a couple. But he likes to keep his secrets just as much as he loves getting dirty, so Isabella will never find out that he knew her for months before they'd first encountered.

The sole question is why, exactly, he keeps the secret for so long.

Is his answer really worth hiding?